Based on occurrences up to 31 December 2011, 297 species have been formally documented
and accepted as having occurred in a wild or naturalised state in Co Waterford. Records of a further 8
"pending" species, up to October 2012 (Blyth's Reed Warbler, Gull-billed Tern & Purple Heron in 2012, Yelkouan Shearwater in
2010, Bean Goose & White Stork in 2003, Goshawk in 2000, Little Ringed Plover in 1999), are either awaiting
formal acceptance and publication by the Irish Rare Birds Committee (in the Irish Rare Birds Report) or have not
yet been submitted to the IRBC. The provisional county total is thus 305 species,
subject to acceptance of these additional species. This excludes a number of species reported pre-1970 which have never
been formally documented or accepted.Updated/revised 16 October
2012.

See foot of page for details of distinctive subspecies that have also occurred in the county,
and for additional species (e.g. ship-assisted or escapees) that have occurred but which are not admitted to the "full" Waterford
and/or Irish lists.

Key to species status in Co Waterford:

A. Recorded in an apparently natural state at
least once since 1st January 1950.

B. Recorded in an apparently wild state in the
period 1800-1949 only (B* = globally extinct).

C1. Species, originally introduced by man, that
now have self-sustaining feral breeding populations.

with the exception of Redpoll Carduelis flammea (split into Lesser Redpoll
C. cabaret and Mealy Redpoll C. flammea by BOURC, but not by IRBC).

Species or subspecies currently, or until recently, considered by
the Irish Rare Birds Committee (see IRBC website for full details of
recent revisions):

** Species or subspecies on IRBC's "Supplementary Accreditation
Species" list: rarities for which submission of photographs is encouraged, but for which post-2004 records will be published
in the Irish Bird Report unless (a) "the circumstances and/or source of the claim is unclear", (b) "the identification is
known to be controversial" or (c) "the record falls well outside the known patern of occurrence". Pre-2005 records of
these species will still require a description or photographic evidence sufficient to confirm identification.

*** Species or subspecies on IRBC's 2005
Revised Rarity List: extreme rarities or particularly "difficult" species requiring full documentation (description
and/or photographs) before records are considered for publication in the Irish Bird Report.

1

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

A,C1

2

Bewick's Swan

Cygnus bewickii

A

3

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

A

4

Bean Goose

Anser fabalis

P

Nov 2003

5

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

A

6

White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

A

7

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

A,C1

8

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens**

A

Oct 1972

9

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis(***)

C1/D1

10

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

A,C1

11

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

A

12

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea **

B

Mar 1871

13

Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

A

14

Wigeon

Anas penelope

A

15

Gadwall

Anas strepera

A

16

Teal

Anas crecca

A

17

Green-winged Teal

Anas carolinensis**

A

Jan 1981

18

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

A,C1

19

Pintail

Anas acuta

A

20

Garganey

Anas querquedula

A

Jan 1964

21

Blue-winged Teal

Anas discors**

A

autumn 1994

22

Shoveler

Anas clypeata

A

23

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina**

A

Dec 1852

24

Pochard

Aythya ferina

A

25

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris**

A

Mar 1985

26

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

A

27

Scaup

Aythya marila

A

28

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis***

A

Nov 1999

29

Eider

Somateria mollissima

A

1970

30

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

A

pre-1901

31

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

A

32

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata**

A

Apr 1999

33

Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

A

Mar 1974

34

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

A

35

Smew

Mergellus albellus

A

pre-1851

36

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

A

37

Goosander

Mergus merganser

A

pre-1901

38

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

C1,C2

Jan 1982

39

Red Grouse

Lagopus lagopus

A

40

Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix

A,C1

41

Quail

Coturnix coturnix

A

pre-1901

42

Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

A

43

Red-throated Diver

Gavia stellata

A

44

Black-throated Diver

Gavia arctica

A

45

Great Northern Diver

Gavia immer

A

46

Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

A

47

Fea's/Zino's Petrel

Pterodroma feae/P. madeira**

A

Sep 1998

48

Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

A

Aug 1976

49

Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravis

A

1835

50

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus

A

51

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

A

52

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan***

P

Aug 2010

53

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

A

Jul 1978

54

Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

A

55

Leach's Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

A

56

Gannet

Morus bassanus

A

57

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

A

58

Shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

A

59

Bittern

Botaurus stellaris**

A

60

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus***

B

Dec 1904

61

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus**

A

May 1951

62

Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax**

A

Jul 2000

63

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides**

A

Sep 1895

64

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis**

A

Dec 2007

65

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

A

Apr 1970

66

Great White Egret

Ardea alba**

A

1998?

67

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

A

68

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea**

P

Mar 2012

69

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia**

P

2003

70

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus**

A

Nov 1834

71

Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia**

A

72

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

A

73

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

A

74

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena**

A

75

Slavonian Grebe

Podiceps auritus

A

76

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis**

A

Feb 1890

77

Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus***

A

pre-1879

78

Red Kite

Milvus milvus**

A,C2

Jan 1981

79

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla***

B,E

pre-1901

80

Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

A

pre-1901

81

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

A

82

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus**

A

83

Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis ***

P

2000

84

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A

85

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

A

pre-1901

86

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos***

B

pre-1901

87

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

A

pre-1901

88

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

A

89

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus**

A

May 1994

90

Merlin

Falco columbarius

A

91

Hobby

Falco subbuteo**

A

Sep 1958

92

Gyr Falcon

Falco rusticolus***

B

1893/94

93

Peregrine

Falco peregrinus

A

94

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

A

95

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana**

B

pre-1901

96

Baillon's Crake

Porzana pusilla***

B

Apr 1858

97

Corncrake

Crex crex

A

98

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

A

99

Coot

Fulica atra

A

100

Crane

Grus grus**

A

Nov 2011

101

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

A

102

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus**

A

May 1995

103

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta**

A

1880

104

Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus***

B

Mar 1840

105

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius**

P

1999

106

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

A

107

Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus**

B

Aug 1840

108

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica**

A

1996

109

Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

A

110

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

A

111

Sociable Plover

Vanellus gregarius***

B

Dec 1909

112

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

A

113

Knot

Calidris canutus

A

114

Sanderling

Calidris alba

A

115

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla**

A

Sep 1998

116

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

A

117

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

A

Sep 2006

118

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii**

A

Sep 1982

119

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

A

Sep 1984

120

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

A

121

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

A

122

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

A

123

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis**

A

Sep 1972

124

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

A

125

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

A

126

Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

A

127

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus**

A

Oct 2010

128

Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

A

129

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

A

130

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

A

131

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

A

132

Curlew

Numenius arquata

A

133

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

A

134

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia***

A

Nov 1982

135

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

A

136

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

A

137

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

A

138

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes**

A

Apr 1999

139

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

A

1899

140

Redshank

Tringa totanus

A

141

Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

A

142

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus**

A

1969

143

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

A

1837

144

Pomarine Skua

Stercorarius pomarinus

A

145

Arctic Skua

Stercorarius parasiticus

A

1838

146

Long-tailed Skua

Stercorarius longicaudus**

A

Mar 1846

147

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

A

148

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea***

A

Jan 1988

149

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

A

Sep 1980

150

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

A

151

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroiocephalus philadelphia**

A

Apr 2004

152

Black-headed Gull

Chroiocephalus ridibundus

A

153

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

A

1971

154

Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus

A

Jul 1974

155

Common Gull

Larus canus

A

156

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

A

Jan 1985

157

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

A

158

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

A

159

Yellow-legged Gull

Larusmichahellis

A

Jan 1996

160

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans***

A

Jan 2007

161

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus**

A

Jan 1998

162

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

A

Jul 1959

163

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

A

164

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

A

165

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

A

166

Gull-billed tern

Gelochelidon nilotica***

P

Jun 2012

167

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybridus**

A

Apr 1994

168

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

A

1831

169

White-winged Black Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus**

B,AP

May 1875

170

Sandwich Tern

Sterna sandvicensis

A

171

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri**

A

Jan 1985

172

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

A

173

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

A

174

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

A

175

Guillemot

Uria aalge

A

176

Razorbill

Alca torda

A

177

Great Auk

Pinguinus impennis

B*

May 1834

178

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

A

179

Little Auk

Alle alle**

A

1841

180

Puffin

Fratercula arctica

A

181

Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon

Columba livia

A

182

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

A

183

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbus

A

184

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

A

1962

185

Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

A

186

Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

A

187

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus***

A

Oct 1989

188

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

A

189

Scops Owl

Otus scops***

A

Apr 1998

190

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

A

191

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

A

192

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

A

193

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica***

A

Nov 2005

194

Swift

Apus apus

A

195

Alpine Swift

Apus melba**

A

May 1933

196

Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

A

197

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster**

A

June 2011

198

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

A

pre-1901

199

Wryneck

Jynx torquilla**

A

Oct 1877

200

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major**

B

Jan 1850

201

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus**

A

Oct 1985

202

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus**

A

1824 or 1825

203

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio**

A

Oct 1993

204

Lesser Grey Shrike

Lanius minor***

A

Sep 1991

205

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor***

B

pre-1851

206

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator**

A

Jun 1974

207

Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

A

208

Magpie

Pica pica

A

209

Jay

Garrulus glandarius

A

210

Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

A

211

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

A

212

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

A

213

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

A

214

Raven

Corvus corax

A

215

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

A

216

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapillus

A

Oct 1975

217

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

A

218

Great Tit

Parus major

A

219

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

A

220

Woodlark

Lullula arborea***

B

221

Skylark

Alauda arvensis

A

222

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

A

223

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

A

224

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

A

225

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica**

A

Oct 2009

226

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

A

227

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides**

A

Oct 1995

228

Pallas's Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus**

A

Oct 1999

229

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

A

Sep 1984

230

Radde's Warbler

Phylloscopus schwarzi***

A

Oct 1985

231

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Phylloscopus bonelli***

A

Sep 1981

232

Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

A

May 2004

233

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

A

234

Iberian Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus***

A

June 2010

235

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

A

236

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

A

237

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

A

pre-1901

238

Barred Warbler

Sylvia nisoria**

A

Oct 1981

239

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

A

Sep 1980

240

Whitethroat

Sylvia communis

A

241

Subalpine Warbler

Sylvia cantillans**

A

May 2008

242

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

A

243

Booted Warbler

Iduna caligata***

A

Aug 2006

244

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina**

A

Aug 1983

245

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta**

A

Aug 1974

246

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

A

247

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum***

P

Oct 2012

248

Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

A

Sep 1981

249

Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

A

pre-1901

250

Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

A

251

Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

A

252

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

A

253

Rose-coloured Starling

Pastor roseus**

A

Oct 2006

254

Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

A

255

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

A

256

Blackbird

Turdus merula

A

257

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

A

258

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

A

259

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

A

260

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

A

261

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

A

262

Robin

Erithacus rubecula

A

263

Bluethroat

Luscinia svevica**

A

Oct 2006

264

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

A

1877

265

Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

A

1881

266

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

A

1882

267

Stonechat

Saxicola torquata

A

268

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

A

269

Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti***

P

Nov 2011

270

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula parva**

A

Oct 1996

271

Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

A

272

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

A

273

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

A

274

Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

A

275

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

A

Apr-1977

276

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola***

A

Sep 2009

277

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

A

278

Pied Wagtail

Motacilla alba

A

279

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi**

A

Oct 1983

280

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris**

A

May 1989?, Apr 2008

281

Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

A

Aug 1981

282

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

A

283

Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

A

284

Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta**

A

Dec 2003

285

Buff-bellied Pipit

Anthus rubescens***

A

Oct 2010

286

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

A

287

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

A

288

Greenfinch

Carduelis chloris

A

289

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

A

290

Siskin

Carduelis spinus

A

291

Linnet

Carduelis cannabina

A

292

Twite

Carduelis flavirostris

A

293

Redpoll

Carduelis flammea

A

294

Common Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

A

295

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus**

A

Oct 1992

296

Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

A

297

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes**

A

Nov 1898

298

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

A

299

Lapland Bunting

Calcarius lapponicus

A

Dec 1975

300

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

A

301

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

A

302

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandra**

A

303

Northern Parula

Parula americana***

A

Oct 2003

304

Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechia***

A

Oct 1995

305

Blackpoll Warbler

Dendroica striata***

A

Oct 1993

Additional species not admitted to the main Co Waterford
list:

Category D1: Species that would otherwise appear in Categories
A or B except that there is a reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state.

Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus [P].

D2: Species that have arrived through ship or other human
assistance.

Indian House Crow Corvus splendens. (Note: 1974-1980, the first documented
record for Europe; subsequent records from the Netherlands, again assumed to involve shipborne dispersal, are admitted to
the "full" national list there as this is considered a normal method of dispersal for the species.)

D3: Species that have only ever been found dead on the tideline.

(no relevant species).

D4: Species that would otherwise appear in Category C1
except that their feral populations may or may not be self-supporting.

Note that at least seven species (Balearic Shearwater, Green-winged Teal , Yellow-legged
Gull, Caspian Gull, American Herring Gull, Water Pipit, Carrion Crow), formerly considered conspecific with other
species on the Waterford list (Manx Shearwater, Teal, Herring Gull, Rock Pipit, Hooded Crow), are now admitted as full species
to the Waterford list.